Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 840 Chen Ying’s Rebellion
  Oh!

A sharp and harsh friction sound resounded throughout the courtyard, causing everyone to feel both physical and psychological discomfort.

It was caused by the interlacing of Zhao Gao's slender and sharp nails and the long sword in Tian Guang's hand, accompanied by a little spark.

I don’t know how this old bastard maintains his nails.

Zhao Gao, who tried to capture Xiong Qi again but failed, could not help but feel a trace of undetectable anxiety in his cold and gloomy eyes.

He kept looking at the sky out of the corner of his eye, waiting for the signal he hoped for.

According to the plan, once the Snare Killer successfully controls the city gates and stabilizes the front, he will immediately send out signals, one for each city gate.

But he had been fighting with Tian Guang for more than a quarter of an hour before even a signal appeared.

There's something wrong with this speed...

Zhao Gao began to realize the possibility of mission failure, and the gloom in his heart couldn't help spreading.

The main reason for his poor playing of the sure-win card was that there was another traitor in the net... After going through an investigation, he could imagine that he would once again lose his reliability in the king's heart.

Damn!

However, the mania in his heart could not affect the reality after all, and the development of things still slipped to the side that Zhao Gao was least willing to accept.

After the two sides fought for about half a stick of incense, Zhao Gao finally waited for the signal to snare.

Unfortunately... it is not a signal of success, but a signal of heavy losses and mission failure.

Zhao Gao's pale face instantly turned livid when he heard the beep that signaled mission failure.

Now it was confirmed that it was going to fail.

Although Zhao Gao was unwilling to accept this reality, he did not lose his mind due to anger and made the most reasonable decision immediately.

retreat!

At this point, there was no point in continuing to entangle. Once the peasant reinforcements arrived, I was afraid that he himself might be blocked in this county. It was better to make a strategic shift in time.

Having made up his mind, Zhao Gao immediately left the battle and jumped out of the house. Seeing the situation, Zhao Gao also ran away after him.

Tian Guang and Duan Shui had no intention of pursuing them, and just watched them escape quietly.

The top priority is not to deal with Luo Sheng, but to control Chen Ying and cut off the Qin army's supplies as quickly as possible.

Anyway, after this disastrous defeat, it was difficult for Luo Wang to reverse the situation. Not only the success rate of forcibly killing Zhao Gao was low, but if he was not careful, he would be backed up by the opponent, which was not worth it.

Seeing Zhao Gao finally running away and his side winning the round, Xiong Qi couldn't help but let out a deep breath.

Even if they gain the upper hand due to the sudden rebellion of the broken water, it is still unclear who will win the battle between Chen Ying and Xiong Qi until everything is settled. How can Xiong Qi be relieved?

Fortunately, they still won this game.

Fusu stood at the door, looking at everything calmly without any special reaction.

He didn't care that Luo Sheng's operation failed and Chen Ying fell into the hands of Lord Changping, nor did he care that he was still not out of danger and was still in the hands of... the enemy.

Xiong Qi caught a glimpse of his nephew's performance from the corner of his eye and frowned, but he didn't take it too seriously.

Although Fusu's behavior made him a little strange, since he was in his hands, there was nothing to worry about.

………………

The next day, Xiong Qi took complete control of Chenying City and successfully cut off the Qin army's supply line. Then he arranged for people to spread the news to the front lines of the Qin and Chu armies as quickly as possible.

Controlling Chen Ying was only a means, and the most fundamental purpose still fell on Li Xin's 200,000 troops.

The base camp in the rear was lost. No matter what decision Li Xin made, it was difficult to avoid the morale of the Qin army being shaken and the morale of the army being disorganized.

At that time, it will be the opportunity for the Chu army.

After Gu Xun and Zhang Han gave a small help to Lord Changping yesterday, they hid in the dark and silently watched everything happen without making any move to stop the other party.

At this time, hundreds of miles away, Li Xin, who was about to arrive at Chengfu and Mengtian's meeting, also learned about Chen Ying's changes as Xiong Qi wished.

He immediately summoned all the deputy generals, lieutenants, captains and other senior generals in the army to discuss the matter urgently.

Li Xin, who was only a few years older than Meng Tian, ​​looked quite handsome, with rather prominent and angular features.

He furrowed his eyebrows, lowered his eyes, and tightened the corners of his mouth. After glancing around at the officers in the tent, he asked in a deep voice:
  "Everyone, I have just received news that Lord Xiong Qi of Changping has rebelled against Chen Ying. The army's supplies have most likely been cut off."

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion. One of the generals closest to Li Xin, probably his deputy general, said hurriedly, "General, the rear has been captured and supplies are unstable. We must return reinforcements as soon as possible to calm down the situation." Chen Ying’s rebellion.”

Li Xin snorted lightly and did not comment. He just asked, "How many days of food and grass will the army have enough for now?"

Another person, who was probably the captain, stood up and replied, "It's probably enough for the army for five to seven days. If the daily supply is further controlled, it should be able to last ten and a half days."

It sounds like it's enough. At least five to seven days will be enough for Li Xin to pull out Cheng Fu again.

But the problem is that although the autumn harvest has just passed, there are no granaries in the city father or in the large surrounding area. Simply plundering from the city will only be a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the fundamental problem.

He still had to lead his army westward to quell Chen Ying's rebellion.

From here to return to Chenying, the urgent march will take two or three days. If there is a slight delay, the food and grass may not be enough.

As for what the captain said about controlling supply, there is no need to consider it at all.

The fall of the rear would have already shaken the morale of the army, and then restricting the supply of food and grass would be a double physical and psychological blow.

Even the Qin army would lose most of its combat power because of this. No general would take such measures unless they had no choice.

Li Xin's eyes were calm and he asked in a deep voice, "Time is pressing. Do you all agree to withdraw westward immediately?"

Another general reminded, "General, the Chu army is not far away from us now. If we retreat in a hurry, I am afraid that the Chu army will follow us and pursue us. We must be on guard!"

The general who spoke first immediately refuted, "The Chu army is certainly a hidden danger, but the supply of food and grass is the primary issue. We have no time to delay."

It will take two or three days to rush back in a hurry. If we allocate some of our energy to guard against the Chu army that may follow... I am afraid that the food and grass may not be enough.

The general's suggestion was reasonable.

After a heated discussion among the generals and colonels in the camp, they reluctantly reached a consensus - retreat immediately!

As for the Chu army, they only took full precautions to ensure their marching speed.

After all, the threat from the Chu army was not as good as the food shortage.

Being stabbed in the rear by Xiang Yan, Ming Ming arranged an army to block the abandoned son's rear. If the food and grass were exhausted, then all of their 200,000 troops would be left here.

It's the lesser of two evils.

(End of this chapter)